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AWFS 2024 Tithes and offering ideas
MWC invites a special offering to be taken for the global Anabaptist church community on Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. One way to think about this offering is to invite every member to contribute the value of one lunch in their own community to support the networks and resources of our global Anabaptist church family. Sacrificing
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AWFS 2024 Cultural suggestions from Latin America
Latin American Anabaptist churches worship in multiple languages: Spanish, German, Portuguese and several Indigenous languages. Each language group has their own worship style. Many Latin American congregations have an informal and flexible worship style, with lots of singing, time for testimonies and prayers, and time to chat after worship. Spanish-speaking churches often sing with
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The big picture of God at work in the world
The Bible includes lots of books that were written before, during and after the coming of Jesus, but his story does not end there; God is still working and continues to impact people’s lives.
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One of the tiny squares
Creation is immense, an extremely large painting. A quick glance from a distance shows us a single painting; however, when one approaches and observes very closely, we discover that this apparently single painting is made up of millions of tiny squares, and I am one of those tiny squares.
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Growing in faith and discipleship in joyful communion
The possibility of mutual exchange and opportunities to share with the mosaic of brothers and sisters from the big picture of various Anabaptist churches contributes to affirming and cementing my faith, spirituality and personal identity as an Anabaptist Christian. Through these interactions, I have the opportunity to enrich my understanding of faith and to experience…
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AWFS 2024 Sermon content from biblical texts
Choose texts (one or several) that work for your congregation in your context. Job 42:1-6 Becoming a servant of a sovereign and just God Have we ever questioned the sovereignty and justice of God? It was not easy for Job to understand the situation he lived through, and he made it clear that he was
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AWFS 2024 Suggestions for gathering and benediction
Show the greeting videos to hear the connections with Latin American sisters and brothers (see multimedia resources) Show the MWC map to help people see the Anabaptists all around the world mwc-cmm.org/map At the start of the service light 5 candles at the front in different colours, one for each of the 5 continents, and
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It was as though they were celebrating with us
“We know that we are part of a larger community, but sharing this Sunday leads us to live it concretely,” says Sylvain Lavoué, church board vice president at Église Protestante Mennonite, Villeneuve le Comte, France. The church celebrated Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday by using the testimonies and videos the worship resource provided by Mennonite World
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Tú estás aquí
Assembly 17 – Indonesia 2022 – Songs Tu estas aqui / My God is hereSpanish: Michael Rodrguez (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) and Jess Adrin Romero (Mexico), 2004; trans. Mennonite Worship and Song Committee, 2019© 1999, trans. and arr. 2019 Canzion (admin. CanZion Editora). Copyright holder Martha Eliana Ortiz marthaeliana@canzion.comReprinted / Streamed with permission under ONE
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We, Your People, Sing Your Praises
Assembly 17 – Indonesia 2022 – Songs We, your people, sing your praises / Bon berger, ton peuple t’adore / Kami Umat-mu Memuji,Josephine Munyell & Rebecca Mosley, Indonesian Debra Prabu & Daisy Sutjipto/Salvatore Ferretti as sung in east africa© 2013 Rebecca Mosley and Josephine Munyeli rebeccasackmosley@gmail.com, jmenyeli@yahoo.frReprinted / Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-740570
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Sun Aatma kya kahta hai sab Mandliyon se
Assembly 17 – Indonesia 2022 – Songs Hear what the spirit is saying to the churches / Sun Aatma kya kahta hai sab Mandliyon seShant Kunjam, Shant Kunjam© MWCReprinted / Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-740570
